Due to the inclement weather, a memorial service for Ms. Bandes originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of Montclair, 40 South Fullerton Ave. Details will be posted online at www.Bandes.us.

Ms. Bandes grew up in Montclair and attended Edgemont Elementary School, Renaissance Middle School, and Montclair High School, graduating in 2007. She was a talented musician, dancer and artist. Throughout her childhood, she studied dance with Sharron Miller, art with Andrey Tamarchenko, piano with Joan Bujacich, and violin with Rebecca Harris.

After graduating from Macalester College in 2011 with degrees in psychology and studio art, Ms. Bandes was completing an internship at the Columbia Psychiatric Institute.

She was working at the Weight Watchers corporate office, and was planning to pursue a doctorate in psychology. Her dream was to provide mental health services to underserved populations.

Following the accident, the family learned Ms. Bandes had registered her consent as an organ donor, and as a result, eight lives have been saved.

Ms. Bandes is survived by her parents, Judith Kottick and Kenneth Bandes; and her sibling, Ian Bandes.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to a scholarship fund established at Macalester College.

To make an online donation, visit www.macalester.edu and use the online giving form. In the comments section, write "Ella Bandes Memorial Fund."

Donations may also be mailed in care of the Macalester College Office of Donor Relations, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105-1899.